Yero Mama Many thanks for that information Perhaps, it would be best if you shed more light on the D5000.00 fee payable to the NEC. From my reading, it appears a successful candidate at the Nomination Stage will only be sponsored by APRC if he pays D5000.00 into APRC'S Party Coffers. In my view, your reference to that D5000.00 payable to the IEC for Nomination cannot be linked with the sum APRC asked its Prospective Candidates to pay. It is therefore my honest opinion that the payment of D5000.00 to the NEC is another example that APRC'S party slogans are not complied with; EMPOWERMENT OF THE PEOPLE, NATIONAL INTEREST BEFORE INDIVIDUAL INTEREST,ETC, ETC, Point 2 I understand a person can only contest as APRC candidate if he/she has been a member of the party for atleast 2 years. Well my view in this issue is well done, I hope this will be a warning to the likes of Almamy Touray, and some of the NCP stalwarts that have been advocating for a merger with APRC. Thats all Sanusi Owens <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>